MIAMI – The FIU softball team were defeated in a pair of games against Middle Tennessee on Saturday afternoon after leading in each contest.
The Panthers let a 5-2 lead slip away in the opening contest as Middle Tennessee rallied with a run in the fourth and four in the seventh to escape with a 7-5 victory.
FIU (19-24, 5-12 CUSA) led game two 1-0 after one inning before the Blue Raiders responded with four unanswered runs to secure a 4-1 win.
Middle Tennessee (30-14, 9-7 CUSA) opened the scoring in game one on a RBI single by Riley Gilmore in the top of the first.